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Sambar Rice

Name: How to cook Sambar Rice - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

ZMA

Sambar Rice

#boxweek19 #cookpadindia This is one of the most simplest of Rice variations that's popular down South. Sambar is a great side dish that is a treasure house of numerous Vegetables and Lentils that are full of Vitamins and Minerals. A healthy option for the whole family.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4-5 servings

Cooking time :

35-40 minutes

1 cup

Pigeon Pea Lentils or Toor Daal

2 cups

Rice

2 tsp

Coriander Seeds

2 tsp

Urad Daal or Black Gram

2 tsp

Bengal Gram or Chana Daal

4-5

Dry Red Chillies

1 tsp

Fenugreek Seeds

1/2 cup

Coconut powder

Ginger shredded

10-12 pieces

Drumsticks

1/2 cup

Okra or Bhindi

2-3

Tomatoes chopped

Onions chopped

1/2 cup

Bottle Gourd chopped

3-4

Brinjals cut into pieces

1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder

1 tsp

Red Chilli powder

2-3 tbsp

Ghee

1/8 tsp

Asafoetida or Hing

2 Sprigs

Curry Leaves

2 tsp

Salt or to taste

1 tbsp

Black Mustard Seeds

1/2 cup

Tamarind water

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Prepare Rice as per your requirement and keep aside. Meanwhile dry roast all the ingredients mentioned under Sambar powder and grind to a powder. Set aside.

* Step 2

Pressure cook Daal and Vegetables with some Ginger Turmeric, Sambar, Red Chilli powders and Salt. Set aside. In a large pot, heat Ghee and prepare the tempering.

* Step 3

To this prepared tempering, add in the cooked Rice and the Vegetables along with Daal. Add some Tamarind water as well and adjust Salt according to one's own taste. Cook on a low heat for about 10-12 minutes or so. That's it. All done and absolutely ready. Dish it out piping hot with Poppadums or Papad alongside. Enjoy! Yum!